Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3961, Gilbert Garey, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Garey, Gilbert or Gearing,
R. 3961
Nancy or Anna
CONTENTS

24. 171 New York Gilbert Searey
Albany Co. in the State of New York who was a Private in the Conn. Camp, commanded by Captain Hyde  Mason of the Conn. Regt. commanded by Col. Hyde  Mason in the New York line for 9 months from Sept 17 5 " " Infy. }
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 61 Dollars 60 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7th day of Nov. 1833 and sent to S. C. Morse Cherry Valley
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. '33 $154.20 Semi-ant. allowance ending 1st. '34 30.80 $184.80
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. G. C. [Signature] Clerk
Recorded by Book E. Vol. 11. Page 102

State of New York } Otsego county ss. } On this 29 th day of June 1833 personally appeared before me James O. Mason first Judge of the County of Otsego Gilbert Geary who by reason of bodily infirmities is not able again to attend at the court House of said county aged seventy two years, a resident of Cherry Valley in the said county of Otsego who being first duly sworn according to law oath on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7. 1832 that on the first day of December 1775 he this deponent enlisted at Lebanon in the County of Windham & State of Connecticut as a private into Captain Jeremiah Mason company of militia that the lieutenant of the company was Andrew Waterman, ensign Bliss, that he said was marched to Boston & Dorchester in Mass- achusetts & that said company of Capt Mason in which this deponent served formed a part of Col Sages Regt, that this deponent served in said company & Regiment until after the first of May making five months that the service was performed at Boston & Roxbury - This deponent further says that on the fifteenth day of July 1776 he enlisted into a company of militia cavalry as a trooper, that Elijah Hyde was captain of said company, Sgt. Troop Cornet Little, that he enlisted at Lebanon aforesaid & was marched to New York & White Plains & was in the Battle of White Plains that he continued to serve in said company at White Plains & at places on

the vicinity of Kings bridge, Newchester & other places until after the fifteenth of November 1776 when he was discharged & returned to Lebanon aforesaid, making five months
This deponent further says that on the first of July 1777 he enlisted as a trumpeter into a company of militia cavalry at Lebanon aforesaid , formed at Lebanon aforesaid into companies commanded by Captain Edgerton Lient Sabin, Count Hyde, & was immediately marched to Manchester now in the State of Vermont & then to Stillwater New York, that he served in said company at & near Stillwater aforesaid till after the taking of Burgoyne on the 17th of October 1777 & the said company to which deponent belonged was a part of the force that escorted & guarded the prisoners taken & this deponent was then marched to near within about thirty miles of Boston and was discharged at Oxford Plains after the fifteenth day of December 1777. making 15 months — This deponent was in the battle of Saratoga at the taking of Burgoyne. This deponent further states that when he served at White Plains & in the vicinity, the said company of cavalry to which he belonged was attached to a cavalry force which was commanded by Major Dunsey — & while at Saratoga the cavalry to which he served with, was also commanded by Major Dunsey.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity, except the present, & he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state or territory.
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid J. O. Moore First Judge of Otsego Co.
Gilliant Gane
I certify that I on the day & year aforesaid put to said Gane the following questions & that his answers under oath are faithfully annexed to the questions
1. Where & in what year were you born? Answer. I was born in the town of Lebanon in the County of Windham & State of Connecticut on the eleventh day of December 1760
2. Have you any record of your age & if so where is it?
Answer. There is or was a record of my age in the family bible of my father (who died between thirty & forty years) since - I believe the Bible is now at Hudson in the State of New York, but I have not seen it for a good many months.
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the revolutionary war & where do you now live
Answer. I lived when called into service at Lebanon Connecticut, - I have lived there ever since the war till I moved to Cherry Valley

four years ago, & I now live in Cherry Valley, Otsego County, N.Y.
4 How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? & if a substitute, for whom.
Answer I enlisted every time & was never a substitute.
5 State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, when you served, such continental & militia regiments as you can recollect & the general circumstances of your service.
Answer - at Boston & Roxbury. - Col. Buckley, Major Hall who was in the late war Genl. Hall - Col. Huntington - Genl. Sullivan Genl. Spear & others. - at White Plains Genl. Washington, Genl. M c Dougall, Genl. Sullivan Genl. Arnold, Genl. Lee - at Saratoga - at Saratoga - Genl. Gates, Genl. Benedict Major Wilkinson, Genl. Stark & others Regiments at Boston, at Roxbury that he can recollect were Col. Sages, a regiment from what is now Vermont, several from Massachusetts but I have forgotten the names of the others & at White Plains Col. Stark's Regiment & others & the names of the Regts. - I have in my declaration annexed to this the general circumstances of my own service.
6 Did you ever receive a written discharge & if so by whom was it given & what has become of it
Answer. I never received a written discharge but was regularly discharged by the Captain every time & during all the periods stated in my declaration I never pursued any civil employment, but was wholly wholly occupied by paid service.

7 State the names of the persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity & their belief of your fitness. Answer - The Rev. Jaddua Giff Junior a Baptist clergyman in Jaddua Cross his father.
Shown to be subscribed on the day first above written before me James O. Moore Esq. Judge of Otsego County.
Gilbert Giff
I certify that I am well acquainted with Gilbert Giff & that he is a credible man of fair character & that I firmly believe he was a revolutionary soldier.
James O. Moore
Mr Jaddua Giff a clergyman residing in the town of Cherry Valley in the County of Otsego & State of New York & Jaddua Giff residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Gilbert Giff who has subscribed to the above declaration; that he believes him to be forty two years of age; that he is respected & believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that he concurs in that opinion.
Jaddua Giff Jr. Jaddua Giff
Shown to be subscribed the day & year aforesaid before me James O. Moore Esq. Judge of Otsego Co.

I certify that I have been for many years well acquainted with the Rev. Jacobus Crops Jr & Jacobus Crops who have signed & sworn to the foregoing certificate, that they highly respectable men & credible witnesses & will be believed whenever they are known
James O. Morn Fruit Judge of Otsego Co.
And I the said James O. Morn the Judge aforesaid do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the citations presented by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, & said as he states, & I further certify that I know the fact that Jacobus Crops is a clergyman & that he signed the foregoing certificate in my presence & that he resides in Cherry Valley aforesaid & that Jacobus Crops who also signed said certificate resides in the same place & is a credible person & that this statement is entitled to credit
James O. Morn Fruit Judge of Otsego County

State of New York Otsego County - ss: I Horace Lathrop, Clerk of said County, do hereby certify, that James O'Moore Esq r before whom the preceding Affidavits purport to have been severally sworn, was at the date of the same, First Judge of the said County, and that I am well acquainted with his handwriting, and verily believe his name subscribed to the said several Affidavits to be his proper hand writing & signature. Witness my hand & seal of Office this 15 th day of July 1832.
Horace Lathrop, Clerk.

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832 State of New York } Otsego County } Of October Term 1832 Common Pleas } p
On this 15 th day of October 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the county of Otsego & State aforesaid now sitting Gilbert Geary a resident of the town of Cherry Valley in said County of Otsego aged 72 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated.
Sometime in the winter of 1775-76 he this deponent enlisted into a company of State Troops commanded by Captain Jeremiah Mason of the town of Lebanon county of Windham & State of Connecticut & marched from the said Town of Lebanon (where this deponent was born & had resided until the said time of his enlistment) to Boston & Dorchester at which places he served as a private soldier under said Mason for 8 months.
The Lieutenants name in said company was Waterman & the Ensign Bliss.
In the month of July 1776 this deponent joined a company commanded by the following officers to wit: Capt. Elijah Hyde of Lebanon Lieutenant Troop Court Little & with them marched to New York & White Plains acting as trumpeter for said company & served was absent on this service about 4 months. He was engaged in the Battle fought at White Plains. after which he again returned to his Father's House in Lebanon aforesaid.
Sometime in the month of June or July 1777 this deponent was engaged in the service in the State of

Vermont & northern part of the State of New York as a trumpeter in a company commanded by Captain Ezekiel Edgerton of Norwich in the State of Connecticut Lieutenant Sabin & Court Hyde & served as above stated during the northern campaign of 1777 in said company with the army who captured Gen. Burgoyne & returned with the army to Oxford in Massachusetts & thence to his Father's house in Lebanon aforesaid after an absence & service of 5 months.
He further declares that he has no other & knows not that he can procure any other or further evidence of the above named services than that hereto annexed.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn & subscribed This 16 th day of October 1832 in open Court before me.
Gilbert Govey
Horace Lathrop. Clerk.
We.
of the town of _____ in the county of _____ & State aforesaid do certify that we are acquainted with Gilbert Govey who has subscribed & sworn to the preceding declaration that we believe him to be 72 years of age, that he is respected & beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn & Subscribed this _____ day of _____ 1832 before me

In the matter of Gilbert Gane a Pensioner. The Deposition of Eleanor Gane

State of New York Columbia County Town of Hillsdale } ss.
Ebenezer Geary of Hillsdale aforesaid being first duly sworn before Thaddeus Reed Esq one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said Town deposeth & saith that he is of the age of seventy six years that Gilbert Geary of the Town of Cherry Valley County of Otsego & State of New York is the brother of this deponent - that this de- ponent and the said Gilbert Geary in the years 1775 & 6 resided with their father in the Town of Lebanon County of Windham & State of Connecticut That subsequent to the battle of Bunker Hill which was in June 1775 and sometime in the winter of 1775 & 76 this deponent knows that the said Gilbert Geary enlisted in a Company of State Troops commanded by Capt Jeremiah Mason of said Town of Lebanon  Hindham and went to Boston & Dor- -chester where he served as a private soldier a- -bout four or five months when he returned to his fathers house in Lebanon  Hindham aforesaid. Deponent further saith that in July 1776 the said Gilbert Geary belonged to a Company of Cavalry commanded by Capt Elijah

Hyde of Lebanon, that said Company was ordered to go in mass to New York or White Plains - that the said Gilbert Govey acted as trumpeter for said Company was furnished with a good horse by his father left home sometime in July according to the recollection of this Deponent and was absent on service with said Company as deponent understood & believes about four months having been present & acted in the battle at White Plains, and again returned to his fathers in Lebanon aforesaid. This Deponent further saith that sometime in June or July in the year 1877 the said Gilbert Govey again went on service to Vermont & the northern part of the State of New York and acted as trumpeter in a Company of Cavalry commanded by Capt Hemenway Edgerton who with the officers above named were personally well known to this deponent and that during the northern campaign of 1877 said Gilbert Govey as deponent understood & believes served with the army who captured Gen Burgoyne returned with the army to Oxford in Massachusetts and thence to his fathers residence in Lebanon aforesaid after an absence & service of about four months. This Deponent further saith

the said Horace Edgerton resided at the time aforesaid to wit 1777 at Norwich in the State of Connecticut and the said Jeremiah Mason & Elijah Hyde in 1776 resided in the Town of Lebanon aforesaid when they left home on service. This Deponent further saith from his knowledge & recollection of the facts and events of that period that there verily believes that the said Gilbert Geary actually served as a private soldier belonging to the State troops of Connecticut as much as fourteen or fifteen months in the years 76. & 77 and further saith not.
Subscribed & sworn
Ebenezer Geary
the 28 th day of
August 1852
before me J Reed Just of the Peace
State of New York Columbia County ss:
I Joseph D. McNeill
Clerk of said County do certify that Thaddeus Reed Esquire whose signature appears under the above Deposition was on the 28 th day of August A.D. 1852 an acting Justice of the Peace of the Town of Hillsdale in said County and that the signature of the said Justice which appears above is his genuine signature. Witness my

hand & the seal of the said County of Columbia - be it this 29 th day of August 29 th 1832.
J. M. Mowatt
6M

Gilbert Gray a Revolutionary Soldier
L.O.M.
19705
James O Morse Cherry Valley attorney

State of New York Columbia County City of Hudson
Shubael Geary of the said City of Hudson personally appeared before me, and being duly sworn deposeth and says that he is well acquainted with Gilbert Geary, for more than Forty years - and that I believe him to be Seventy two years of age and it has always been reputed and believed that he was a Soldier in the Army of the Revolution - and further I know him to be the same person as testified to be Ebenezer Geary of Hilsdale, and it has always been understood and believed in the neighborhood that he served as a long a term as stated in his affidavit. This deponent is now about fifty four years of age - and further saith not
Sworn subscribed to this 29 th Augt 1832 Before me J. W. Clegg. Jus. Peace
Shubael Geary

State of New York 3 rd Columbia County —  S. Joseph D. Morell Clerk of the said County, do certify that Isaac M c Clagg Esquire whose Signature appears to the within affi- -davit is an acting Justice of the Peace in the City of Hudson, and that the said Signature is in his proper hand writing —
Witness my hand and the Seal of said County of Columbia this 29 th day of August 1832 —
J. M c Morell Clerk

State of New York } Otsego County } f.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after hitting the interrogatories prescribed by the war Department that the before named applicant was a soldier of the Revolution & that he served as he states And the Court further certify that it appears to them that
who have signed the preceding certificate are credible persons & entitled to full credit on oath or otherwise
J. D. Morse E. Root S. Page
Judges
Otsego County } Clerk's Office } f.
I Horace Lathrop Clerk of the county of Otsego do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Court of Common Pleas in said county in the matter of the application of Gillet Gravy for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 11 th day of Oct. 1832
Horace Lathrop By T. K. Cory Deputy

State of New York Schoharie County } ss
Be it known that before me Robert Eldridge, a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Schoharie aforesaid, personally appeared Joseph Dana, aged seventy two years who being duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, say, that he was present at the marriage of Nancy Dana to Gilbert Geary, that they were married in the town of Mansfield county of Windham and State of Connecticut, on the 2 nd day of November in the year one thousand seven hundred & seventy eight & that he has been acquainted with the said Nancy ever since her said marriage, & with her husband Gilbert Geary up to the time of his death, which was on the 1 st of April last as this deponent is informed, & believes to be true, & that the said Nancy Geary is now a widow, and at the house of Salomon Drake in said County of Schoharie, & that this deponent has this day seen her and conversed with her & knows her to be the same person that, was, married to Gilbert Geary as aforesaid -
Joseph Dana
Sworn & subscribed This 31 st Day of August 1838. before me
Robert Eldridge
Judge of Schoharie County Court -
I certify that I am personally acquainted with Joseph Dana, who, sworn to & subscribed, the above affidavit, and that he is a credible witness
Robert Eldridge Judge of Schoharie County Court -

State of New York Schoharie County ss
5340 On this twenty second day of April In the year of our Lord one thou- -sand eight hundred & thirty, nine, person- ally, appeared, before, me the undersigned one of, the Judges of the Court, common Pleas in & for the, said County of Schoharie. Salomon Drake a resident of the town of Sharon in the County of Schoharie aged Sixty two years, who being first duly sworn according to law, saith, that he, was, a quain- ted, with Gilbert Garry, at, the time of, his death & had been acquainted with him for more than twenty nine years & also, with, his wife, Nancy, Garry, & that, the, said, Gilbert Garry died, at the house, of, this deponent, on the first, day, of, April one thousand eight hundred & thirty eight, & that his, wife Nan- cy, Garry is now, living in this deponent's family & that, she is now a widow & has been such, widow, ever since the death of her said husband -
Sworne & subscribed before Salomon Drake on this 22 d day of April.
A D 1839 Robert Eldridge one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Schoharie and State of New York
I certify that I am, personally, acquainted with the above, named Salomon Drake & that he is a credible witness
Robert Eldridge. Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Schoharie & State of New York

State of New York Schuylkill County ss
On this twenty second day of April In the year of our Lord one thousand, eight hundred & thirty nine personally appeared before me, the undersigned, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the aforesaid County of Schuylkill, Nancy Gury, a resident of the town of Skuylkill in the County of Schuylkill, and State of New York age Seventy Eight - years, who being first due Favour according to law, asks on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838, entitled, an Act granting list of pay and pension to certain widows that, she is the widow of Gilbert Gury who, died, first of April, 1838, and, that she, has remained a widow, ever since the death of her said husband, she further declares that she was, married to Gilbert Gury, on the 2 nd day of November in the year one thousand seven hundred & twenty eight that her maiden name, was Nancy Danna & that her marriage to the said Gilbert Gury, took place, at her father's house in the town of Mansfield County of Windham & State of Connecticut & that, Joseph Danna, was present, at her marriage to the said Gilbert Gury, that her marriage was, recorded, in her father's family bible as she believes, & she has, been informed, and, believes, the information to be true that, the said family bible, has been torn & injured, & that, part containing the births marriages & deaths of her father's family

State of New York Schuylkill Co. ss
On this twenty second day of April In the year of our Lord one thousand, eight hundred & thirty nine personally appeared before me, the undersigned, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the aforesaid County of Schuylkill, Nancy Gury, a resident of the town of Skuylkill in the County of Schuylkill, and State of New York aged Seventy Eight - years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838, entitled, an Act granting half pay and pension to certain widows. That, she is the widow of Gilbert Gury who, died, first of April, 1838, and, that she, has remained a widow, ever since the death of her said husband, she further declares that she was, married to Gilbert Gury, on the 8 th day of November, in the year one thousand eight hundred & twenty eight that her maiden name, was Nancy Dama & that her marriage to the said Gilbert Gury, took place, at her father's house in the town of Mansfield County of Windham & State of Connecticut & that, Joseph Dama, was present, at her marriage to the said Gilbert Gury, that, her marriage was, recorded, in her father's family bible as she believes, & she, has, been informed, and, believes, the information, to be true that, the said family bible, has been torn & injured, & that, part containing the births marriages & deaths of her father's family

has been totally, destroyed, & that, his said husband, Gilbert Gary, was a pensioner at the time of his death, that he died at the house of Salomon Drake, in the town of Sharon in the County of Schoharie aforesaid, —
Nancy Gary
Sworn & Subscribed before me this 22 nd day of April A. D. 1839.
Robert Eldredge Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Schoharie & State of New York
I certify that I am personally acquainted, with the above named Nancy Gary and, that, she is entitled to full credit.
Robert Eldredge Judge of the Court Common Pleas in & for the County of Schoharie
State of New York Schoharie County ss. I Robert Eldredge Judge of Schoharie County Court, aforesaid do certify that the above named Nancy Gary by reason of bodily infirmity is unable to attend any Court of Record in the County of Schoharie for the purpose of making the above declaration and deposition. Dated this 22 nd day of April 1839.
Robert Eldredge
State of New York
County of Schoharie ss. I, William M. Holton Clerk of said County. Do Certify that Robert Eldredge before whom the preceding affidavits purports to have been sworn, was at the date of the same, a Judge of said County and that I am acquainted with his hand writing, and readily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavits, to be his proper hand writing and signature. Witness my hand and seal of Office this 27 th day of April 1839.
William M. Holton Clerk.

I Anson S. Storrs of Mansfield County of Tolland & State of Connecticut, testify & say, that I am now & have been the Pastor of the 1 st Church in said Mansfield for twenty years past - and have this 12 th day of Sept. 1839 examined the records of this church kept by the Rev. Richard Salter, formerly Pastor of the same, and find the following Record - December first. Seventeen hundred & seventy eight Gilbert Geary and Anna Dana, under the record of marriages as solemnized by him. And I certify that this is a true copy of the record with the exception of the dates, which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows, "A Record of marriages" "Decm. 1 st 1778. Gilbert Geary & Anna Dana".
I Anson S. Storrs above named, depose & say, that I hold the office of a Minister of the Gospel in the town County & State aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the records of said church with the exception above named as certified by me.
Anson S. Storrs.
Minister of the Gospel
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me
Zalmon Ferris Justice of Peace

State of Connecticut } County of Tolland } vs County Clerks office
I Jeremiah Parish Clerk of the County in the County of Tolland certify that Salmon Storer Esq of Mansfield in said County is Justice of Peace within & throughout sd County of Tolland, duly appoint- ed and acting in sd Capacity — That his commission now in this office bears date the 8 th day of June A.D. 1839 and will continue until the 26 th day of June A.D. 1840 — Also that the signature to the within certificate purporting to be the official signature of said Justice Storer is genuine —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said County at Tolland in sd County this 13 th day of September A.D. 1839
Jeremiah Parish Clerk

State of New York Schuylkill County ss }
Nancy Drake of the town of Sharon in said County of Schuylkill being duly sworn deposes and saith, that she is the daughter of Gilbert Gary deceased, who died at his husband's house in the town of Sharon, aforesaid, on the first day of April one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight, that this deponent is fifty two years of age, that her mother's maiden name was Anna Gary & was as she has been informed, by her parents married to her father Gilbert Gary at Mansfield in the State of Connecticut on the first day of December one thousand seven hundred & seventy eight, that her mother Anna Gary, was living in this deponent's family at the time of her father's death, Gilbert Gary, and continues to reside in this deponent's family - & for this saith not.
Subscribed and sworn before me this 30 th day of September 1889. James Parsons Justice of the Peace
Nancy Drake
State of New York Schuylkill County ss }
Salmon Drake aged sixty two years being duly sworn deposes & saith that he is the husband of Nancy Drake & that Gilbert Gary his father in law died at his this deponent's house, on the first day of April one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight & that Anna Gary the wife of the said Gilbert Gary was living with him at the time of his husband's death & still continues to reside in this deponent's family & further saith not.
Subscribed & sworn before me this 30 th day of September 1889. James Parsons Justice of the Peace
Salmon Drake

State of New York Scholarie County ss
William Buckman Junr aged forty five being duly Sworne deponeth and saith, that he was acquainted with Gilbert Garey at the time of his death, & had been acqua- inted with him for several years, that the said Gilbert Garey, died at the house of Sal- mon Drake in the town of Sharon in the County of Scholarie aforesaid, that Anna Garey his wife, was living with Salmon Drake at the time of her husband's death (Gilbert Garey) and still continues to reside with the said Sal- mon Drake, this deponent saith that he was at the time of the death of the said Gilbert Ga- rey a near neighbour to Salmon Drake, & is still residing near him & that he has this day seen the widow, of the said Gilbert Garey to wit Anna Garey, & conversed with her & further this deponent saith not.
Subscribed and sworn William Buckman Junr before me this 30 th day of September 1839. James Parsons Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Nancy Drake Salmon Drake and William Buckman Jr and believe them to be entitled to full credit. James Parsons Justice of the Peace

State of New York
County of Schenectady ss. I William M. Wolton Clerk of the said County, Do Certify that James Parsons before whom the preceding affidavits purports to have been sworn, was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County, and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and readily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavits to be his proper hand writing and signature.
Witness my hand and seal of office this first day of November 1839.
William M. Wolton Clerk.

19705
Gilbert Pearey Otsego County New York
Admitted Private 5 mo Infantry Transferred 9 " Dragoons
additional forsook added.
45 16 60 61 12 3 20 0 0 80 15 4 00
James O. Morse Cherry Valley Otsego City New York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Gilbert Peasey  Otsego County N. York
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1775 5 for Capt. Ma- Lt. Col. Water- 72   July 1775 4 man son — man — White Plains N. York Lebanon traditional   June 1777 5 man Capt. Hyde Lt. Col. Troop Vermont Windham   14 id Capt. Edgerton Lt. Col. Sabine Connecticut  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____, who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons - one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
R. Newman

September 1, 1938
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Mr. L. Livingston Sands Secretary, Sons of the Revolution Frances Tavern Corner Broad & Pearl Streets New York City
GILBERT GAREY R. 3961 BA-J/MLB Con
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Gilbert Gary who was born in Lebanon, Connecticut, resided in that state, served in the Revolution as ensign and chief trumpeter, received a pension and died in Cherry Valley, New York.
You are furnished herein the record of the only Gilbert Garey, under any spelling, found in the Revolutionary War records of this office. The data therein were obtained from pension claim, R. 3961, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
Gilbert Garey or Gearay was born December 11, 1760, in Lebanon, Windham County, Connecticut; the names of his parents were not given.
While a resident of Lebanon, Connecticut, Gilbert Garey enlisted December 1, 1775, served as private in Captain Jeremiah Mason's company, Colonel Sage's Connecticut regiment, stationed at Boston and Roxbury and was discharged May 1, 1776. He enlisted July 15, 1776, and served as trumpeter in Captain Klajah Hyde's company under Major Deming in the Connecticut dragoons, was in the battle of White Plains and was discharged November 15, 1776. He enlisted July 1, 1777, served as trumpeter in Captain Hezekiah Edgerton's company under Major Deming in the Connecticut troops, was in the battle of Saratoga in which General Burgoyne was taken, and was discharged after having served five months.
The soldier continued to reside in Lebanon, Connecticut, until 1828 when he moved to Cherry Valley in Otsego County, New York, where he was allowed pension on his application executed October 16, 1832. He signed Gilbert Garey but his name was borne on the pension roll as Gilbert Gearay. He died April 1, 1838 in Sharon, Schoharie County, New York.

Gilbert Garey or Gearey married Nancy or Anna Dana, December 1, 1778, in Mansfield, Windham County, Connecticut.
The only name in the claim designated as that of a child of Gilbert Garey and his wife, Nancy, was the name of a daughter, Nancy, who married one Salmon Drake and in 1859 was aged fifty-two years and he (Salmon) was aged sixty-two years, and residing in Sharon, Schoharie County, New York. The soldier and his wife were living with their daughter, Nancy Salmon, at the time of his death and Nancy's mother continued to live with her after the death of the soldier.
In 1832, Gilbert Garey's brother, Ebenezer, who signed his surname Gearey, was living in Hillsdale, Columbia County, New York, aged seventy-six years. In the same year, one Shubael Gearey, aged fifty-four years, was a resident of Hudson, Columbia County, New York, his relationship to the soldier not stated
In August, 1838, one Joseph Dana, aged seventy-two years, testified in Schoharie County, New York, in behalf of soldier's widow, Nancy, but did not state any relationship.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Rev. War Section.
July 2, 1914.
Mrs. Eva H. Tims.
1488 East 105th Street.
Cleveland, Ohio.
Madam:
In response to your letter dated the 29 th ultimo, you are advised that the papers in the claim of Gilbert Gearey, R. File No. 3,961. Rev. War, fail to show the date and place of his widow's death. She was not pensioned.
Very respectfully,
G. M. Saltzgeber, Commissioner.

for a statement of the military history of Gilbert Gentry or Gary a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his and (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. R. F. 3961.
    DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Dec. 1, 1775. 5 mos. Pri. Jeremiah Mason Sage Conn   July 15, 1776. 4 " " Elijah Hyde " "   July 1, 1777. 5 " Hezekiah Edgerton ✓       
Battles engaged in, White Plains, capture of General Burgoyne , Residence of soldier at enlistment, Lebanon, Windham Co. Conn. Date of application for pension, Oct. 16. 1832. His cl. was al. Residence at date of application, Cherry Valley, Otsego Co. N.Y. Age at date of application, { Born Dec 11, 1760 at Lebanon Conn.
Remarks:
She married Dec. 1, 1778, at Mansfield, Conn., Anna or Nancy Dana. She was 78 yrs. old & a resident of Sharon, N.Y. in 1839. A daughter, Nancy, wife of Salmon Drake, was 52 yrs. old & a res. of Sharon, N.Y. in 1839.

3961 will Rij
Gilbert Geary
Oct. 16 - 1832
Cherry Valley NY - 72
winter 75-6 Schenectady Co
Jeremiah Mason
5 m
Aug 76
Capt Elijah Hyde
4 m
Oct 77
Horatio Edgarston
5 m
But White Plains
married Nov 2, 1778 Nancy Sana
He died Apr 1, 1838

Sons of the Revolution
in the State of New York
Fraunces Tavern
Corner Broad & Pearl Streets
New York City
July 25, 1938
Pension Bureau, Washington, District of Columbia.
Dear Sirs:
only one Will you please send me the Revolutionary service of Gilbert Gary, who was born in Lebanon, Connecticut on December 11, 1759, was a resident of Connecticut and died in Cherry Valley, New York on April 1, 1888. He served as Ensign and Chief Trumpeter in the War of the Revolution and his name appears in the 1832 United States Pension Record. ?
We wish to use this information to establish a claim for membership in this Society, and would thank you if you would accommodate us.
Cordially yours,
L. Livingston Sands, Secretary.

Bedford, Mass. July 20, 1917.
Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D.C.
Rev Lee M.M.
Dear Sir,
Will you kindly inform me if a pension for Revolutionary service was given to John R.4345 Griswold, of Litchfield, Litchfield County, Conn. (1758-1847).?
This man applied for a State pension & may have recd one from Washington; his widow, Rhoda, died in 1848. I wish to obtain his military history, if possible. Also that of R.3961 (Inv.) Gilbert Geary Geary, Otsego Co., N.Y., pensioned in 1833. Thanking you for same & for past favors, I am Respectfully Yours. George S. Stewart
P.O. Bx. 355 Bedford, Mass.

1488 East 105 th St.
Cleveland, Ohio.
June 29, 1914
The Honorable Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Under date of April 22, 1909, you kindly furnished me a copy of the Revolutionary record of my ancestor, Gilbert Gearey, who served from Conn., was pensioned in 1832 at Cherry Valley, Otsego Co. N.Y. and died Apr. 1, 1838 at Sharon, Schoharie Co. N.Y. The letter has notation "F. W. - R. H. 3961. Rev War."
You mention also that his wife Nancy (Anna) Danna Gearey was 78 years old and a resident of Sharon, N.Y. in 1839. For

purposes of family history I am anxious to learn (in case she was also pensioned) whether you have record of when and where she died. Any information on this point will be greatly appreciated.
Very truly yours, (Mrs.) Eva H. Tins.

R. 3961.

8211 Wade Park Avenue Cleveland, Ohio
March 31, 1909.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
My dear Sir:-
Will you please send me a copy of the Revolutionary record of Gilbert Gentry , who was pensioned about 1834 while living in Otsego Co. N.Y. ? He was one of my ancestors, and I should be very glad if you would send as full a copy as possible of his papers, with any dates of birth, etc. that may be given. The records will be much appreciated.
Yours respectfully, (Mrs.) Eva L. Tims.

May - 14 - 1900. Nite & Miss Bertha Edell Syracuse N.Y.
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1879.
1909, Apr. 22. History to Mrs. Eva H. Tins, Cleveland, O. F.W.
1914, July 2. To above - date and place of widow's death not stated.
1917, July 30. History to George S. Stewart. F.W.
1938, Sept. 1 - Hist to L. Harrington Suda. [1938]
3901.
P. O. _____
Nancy Gentry
Service: _____
widow of Gilbert Conn.
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
REJECTED
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

5340
Nancy Gentry Gilbert N.Y.
act 7. July 38.
Married Husband died 1 st April 1838
3961

Mar 3. 1840
Favorite dog
Tommy

Leesville My Nov 2 d 1839
Dear Sir
I send you the papers of Mrs Gary the proof of Marriage when I sent before was considered insuffi- cient I hope they are now in conformity to the General Laws - your Obedient Servant -
Wm L Edwards Mrs Bulkman Sir

Lewville N.Y. May 10 th 1839
Dear Sir
Mrs Garry, the applicant for Pension under the act of July 7 1838 is quite feeble & very poor, she is a woman of good character, I have not been in the habit of making out pension papers, but knowing Mrs Garry, was poor, I undertook to make out her papers if any thing further is required, have the goodness to inform me & I will, try to furnish, any additional testimony that may be required - Mr Garry, as you will, perceive was a pensioner at the time of his death Very Respectfully your Obedient Servant -
William Beckman Esq
Should James L Edwards -

Albany -
Gilbert Gurney act June 7. 1832 to what time paid?
p to 4 March 1838 - Ord. to March 4, 1838
JA

Payments to be made at New York by Francis A. Smith Agent for paying Pension- ers in the Agency of
New York
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book E Vol. 1. Page 102 by G. Collins Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Gilbert Searcy of the State of New York who was a Priv: of Dragoons &c. in the Revolutionary Army is entitled to receive Sixty-one dollars and Sixty — cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this — / — day of November one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three
L. D. Campbell
Secretary of War.
Examined and } Countersigned. }
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.